Table 2. Crude prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and association between participants’ characteristics and latent tuberculosis infection.
| Variable | IGRA positive d (%) |
Crude OR | 95% CI | p-value∞ | Adjusted* OR | 95% CI | p-value∞ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure group | |||||||
| General community (n = 73) | 6 (8.22%) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Exposed to Livestock (n = 41) | 3 (7.32%) | 3.56 | 0.34–37.03 | < 0.001 | 3.59 | 0.28–45.52 | < 0.001 |
| Household exposure (n = 46) | 28 (60.87%) | 10.36 | 3.13–34.21 | 10.11 | 2.98–34.35 | ||
| Age group (years) | |||||||
| [2–5] (n = 68) | 13 (19.12%) | 1 | |||||
| [6–10] (n = 54) | 10 (18.52%) | 0.88 | 0.32–2.43 | 0.111 | 1.06 | 0.32–3.47 | 0.056 |
| [11–15] (n = 38) | 14 (36.84%) | 2.44 | 0.87–6.79 | 3.59 | 1.03–12.60 | ||
| Sex | |||||||
| Female (n = 89) | 19 (21.35%) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Male (n = 71) | 18 (25.35%) | 1.36 | 0.58–3.19 | 0.474 | 1.22 | 0.45–3.26 | 0.686 |
| Residence Area | |||||||
| Peri-urban (n = 81) | 4 (4.94%) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Urban (n = 79) | 33 (41.77%) | 14.18 | 4.65–43.22 | < 0.001 | 7.39 | 0.58–94.73 | 0.092 |
| Socio-economic level | |||||||
| Low (n = 82) | 6 (7.32%) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| High (n = 78) | 31 (39.74%) | 1.41 | 0.34–5.88 | 0.633 | 0.95 | 0.15–5.87 | 0.948 |
| Head of household education level | |||||||
| Primary (82) | 11 (13.41%) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Secondary (n = 78) | 26 (33.33%) | 1.35 | 0.51–3.58 | 0.545 | 1.90 | 0.54–6.65 | 0.312 |
| BCG vaccination status | |||||||
| No (n = 81) | 18 (22.22%) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yes (n = 79) | 19 (24.05%) | 0.41 | 0.16–1.08 | 0.068 | 0.53 | 0.17–1.65 | 0.274 |
∞ p-values from likelihood ratio tests
* multivariable model adjusted for all variables in the table.